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United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7

A F F O R D A B L E A N D C L E A N E N E R G Y

The Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy

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Goal 7 Affordable and Clean Energy The Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy

CONTENTS

1. MESSAGE FROM SANDY TAYLOR, PRESIDENT, NUCLEAR 3

2. INTRODUCTION FROM SARAH-JANE STEWART, GLOBAL HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY 5

3. THE PATH TO NET ZERO CARBON EMISSIONS BY 2050 7

4. THE TRANSITION TO A LOW-CARBON ECONOMY 10

5. OUR APPROACH TO THE TRANSITION TO A LOW-CARBON ECONOMY 12

6. HYDROELECTRIC POWER 14

7. ENERGY STORAGE AND BATTERY STORAGE 17

8. NUCLEAR POWER 20

9. WIND POWER 24

10. MARINE POWER 28

11. GEOTHERMAL POWER 31

12. SOLAR POWER 34

13. TRANSITION TO LOW AND ZERO-CARBON FUELS 36

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1 M ES S A G E F R O M S A N D Y TAY L O R , P R ES I D E N T, N U C L E A R

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Sandy Taylor President, Nuclear SectorSenior Leadership Champion for Goal 7

1. MESSAGE FROM SANDY TAYLOR, PRESIDENT, NUCLEAR

With the world’s leading economies on a fast track to a low-carbon future, it’s our responsibility to help our clients understand and prepare for the crucial role of delivering infrastructure in a carbon-conscious world.

We provide innovative solutions to speed up the widespread deployment of cost-effective low-carbon and renewable energy technologies as diverse as offshore and onshore wind, hydroelectricity, biomass, waste to energy, solar, tidal, nuclear energy, hydrogen, carbon capture and storage and decentralized energy.

We provide robust engineering design and owner’s engineering services in the renewable energy sector, as well as technical advice on emerging clean energy technologies.

Our cross-discipline experts enable us to provide a complete range of services in all aspects of renewable energy technology. We have some of the most technically skilled individuals in the engineering industry in areas such as fatigue assessment, finite element analysis, dynamic analysis, computational fluid dynamics and hydrodynamics.

Innovation is one of our core values and a priority across all our Sectors. Research and development (R&D), along with collaborating with business partners and academics, is a key component of driving more efficient processes and behaviours. This allows us to deliver innovative solutions for our clients. Our R&D initiatives with trusted industry partners have generated offerings that lead and influence the industry.

We are the stewards of CANDU® technology, and we use our experience as a nuclear reactor designer to collaborate with small modular reactor (SMR) vendors. Our CanAtom joint venture is currently leading the Darlington Retube and Feeder Replacement project for Ontario Power Generation, playing a key role in delivering affordable and clean energy to 2.5 million households. Darlington provides 20% of Ontario's power supply.

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Goal 7 Affordable and Clean Energy The Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy

2 I N T R O D U C T I O N F R O M S A R A H - J A N E S T E WA R T, G L O B A L H E A D O F S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y

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A key question for governments around the world is: will the global energy transition from fossil fuels to net zero carbon emissions be gradual or more rapid? This is a key issue from 2020-2050 as governments set high level targets to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The speed of the transition to a low-carbon society has important implications for governments, energy producers, technology providers, consumers and existing workers in the energy industries who may have to transition to different technologies and adapt their skillsets to do so.

A gradual transition will mean that the goals of the Paris Agreement will not be met. A rapid transition will give governments and industry a chance to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Developments in technology are only one part of the energy transition. For change to happen rapidly, policies will need to better align the incentives of investors, businesses and individuals with the interests of a low-carbon society.

One of the ten measurement categories outlined in our Sustainable Business Strategy is Energy. In our Sustainability Policy Statement, we have made a firm commitment to improving resource efficiency including use of water, energy (including transport related energy usage); and raw materials, across our corporate and project activities.

In this report, we look how our teams support governments and clients to respond to the requirements of the Paris Agreement and develop strategies to decarbonize society across all energy assets.

As a world-leading engineering organization, one of the main areas where we can combat climate change and overcome the greatest global challenge of our age is by supporting our clients to develop strategies which will support the energy transition towards a low-carbon society.

SARAH-JANE STEWARTGlobal Head of Sustainability

2. INTRODUCTION FROM SARAH-JANE STEWART, GLOBAL HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY

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3 T H E PAT H T O N E T Z E R O C A R B O N E M I S S I O N S B Y 2 0 5 0

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3. THE PATH TO NET ZERO CARBON EMISSIONS BY 2050

DECARBONIZING INFRASTRUCTURE

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De-commission non-renewable energy assets which are at the end of their life

Refurbish renewable and low-carbon energy assets

to extend their life

De-commission renewable and low-carbon energy assets

which are at their end of life

Develop new renewable and low-carbon energy assets

Develop new low and zero-carbon fuels such as hydrogen to replace fossil fuels

Develop carbon capture and storage for heavy industry and gas turbine power generation

Develop battery storage facilities alongside intermittent technologies such as wind and solar

Plant trees to offset carbon emissions

2050

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Movement of freight from road to rail transport

Develop new low and zero carbon fuels and vessels for

aviation and marine transport

Electrification of rail network

Electrification ofroad network

Plant treesto offset carbon emissions

DECARBONIZING TRANSPORTATION

BY

2050

Develop walking routes and cycle routes across cities and

communities

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4 T H E T R A N S I T I O N T O A L O W - C A R B O N EC O N O M Y

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Global energy demand grew by 2.9% and carbon emissions grew by 2.0% in 2018, faster than at any time since 2010-11. Natural gas consumption and production was up over 5%, one of the strongest rates of growth for both demand and output for over 30 years.

Renewables grew by 14.5%, nearing their record-breaking increase in 2017, but this still accounted for only around a third of the increase in total power generation.

Coal consumption (+1.4%) and production (+4.3%) increased for the second year in a row in 2018, following three years of decline (2014-16).

The United States recorded the largest-ever annual production increases by any country for both oil and natural gas, the vast majority of increases coming from onshore shale plays. Worryingly, fossil fuels are experiencing growth, making the task of reversing climate change all the more difficult.

Non-fossil fuels have experienced tremendous growth as the world transitions to a low-carbon economy. A low-carbon economy (LCE), low fossil fuel economy (LFFE) or decarbonized economy is an economy based on low-carbon power sources that therefore has a minimal output of greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases are the dominant cause of global warming and associated climate change.

Shifting to a low-carbon economy on a global scale could bring substantial benefits for both developed and developing countries.

The two main sources of low-carbon energy are, firstly, renewables, which includes solar, wind, hydro, biomass and marine energy, and, secondly, nuclear. In conjunction with the growth of zero- and low-carbon sources of energy, primary demand reduction via energy efficiency is essential to reduce global energy demand.

Global energy production requires a mix of energy sources, to ensure the security of the supply of energy to existing customers and a growing global population. The future mix of energy sources will change over time, but is likely to include renewables, low-carbon sources of heat and energy, hydroelectric energy, nuclear energy, hydrogen and oil and gas, as well as emerging sources of energy, which will become mainstream as technology advances and costs reduce.

4. THE TRANSITION TO A LOW-CARBON ECONOMY

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5 O U R A P P R O A C H T O T H E T R A N S I T I O N T O A L O W - C A R B O N EC O N O M Y

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With the world’s leading economies on a fast track to a low-carbon future, it’s our responsibility to help our clients understand and prepare for the crucial role of delivering infrastructure in a carbon-conscious world. We provide innovative solutions to speed up the widespread deployment of cost-effective renewable energy technologies as diverse as offshore and onshore wind, hydroelectricity, biomass, waste to energy, geothermal energy, solar, tidal, hydrogen, carbon capture and storage and decentralized energy. We provide robust engineering design and owner’s engineering services in the renewable energy sector, as well as technical advice on emerging clean energy technologies.

Our cross-discipline experts and specialists enable us to provide the complete range of services in all aspects of renewable energy technology. We have some of the most technically skilled individuals in the engineering sector in areas such as fatigue assessment, finite element analysis, dynamic analysis, computational fluid dynamics and hydrodynamics. Our work with our clients and partners enables us to spearhead the move towards a low-carbon economy by making clean energy sources safe, reliable and cost-effective. We are working closely with governments to help them understand and evolve the potential of emerging technologies such as energy storage, deep geothermal and carbon capture and storage.

With over 100 years’ experience in hydroelectric energy generation, our in-depth knowledge and a combination of quality and creative thinking sets us apart in the industry, whether we are delivering impact assessments, feasibility studies, community engagement programs, or engineering, construction, commissioning and long-term operations solutions. We can design and build hydroelectric energy facilities from 1 to 22,000 MW of capacity and rising from 5 to 700 m in height. Our water resource management, dam, dyke and canal expertise also applies to municipal, industrial and agricultural water resource management and infrastructure. But our work is not all about designing new facilities.

Our teams have refurbished and upgraded more than 60 hydroelectric developments and have performed over 120 dam safety assessments worldwide. By applying the latest solutions to the growing number of aging facilities, we can safely and affordably upgrade installations while also enhancing their efficiency.

As the demand for low-carbon sources of energy continues to grow, nuclear energy plays an important role in developing a mix of low-carbon sources of energy which will ensure energy security and the ability to meet our future energy needs as global population continues to grow. Our long history of growth has made us one of the largest nuclear service providers and our global track record and experience allows us to develop and use the latest technology and tools to innovate and develop industry best practices to manage technically complex challenges with precision. We are well positioned to design and engineer the next generation of nuclear power plants, including CANDU reactors and small modular reactors when size or remoteness is a factor. Research and development with trusted industry partners have generated offerings that influence and lead the industry.

This includes working with and developing alternative fuels like recycled uranium, mixed oxide and thorium as well as Tier-1 contracts for the management and decommissioning of nuclear sites.

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5. OUR APPROACH TO THE TRANSITION TO A LOW-CARBON ECONOMY

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6 H Y D R O E L EC T R I C P O W E R

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Our Hydro experts have rehabilitated and upgraded more than 60 hydroelectric developments and performed over 120 dam safety assessments worldwide including the recent John Hart Generating Station Replacement Project. We study, design and build hydropower facilities ranging from anywhere between 1 MW to 22,000 MW.

John Hart Generating Station Replacement ProjectBritish Columbia, Canada

The John Hart Generating Station produces approximately 11% of Vancouver Island’s electricity. The existing 126 MW powerhouse was originally built in the 1940’s, and needed to be replaced with a more reliable, seismically robust and environmentally friendly facility with an increased installed capacity to meet future energy needs.

BC Hydro awarded SNC-Lavalin a contract to design, build, finance, and maintain the John Hart Generating Station Replacement Project on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

As part of the deal, BC Hydro provided 60% of the approximately CA$700 million construction capital cost, with SNC-Lavalin Capital Inc. providing the balance through invested equity and arranged debt financing.

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The project made history as Canada’s first P3 project in the hydropower sector, and creates a more reliable, safer and environmentally friendly generating station with an installed capacity of 138 MW.

The John Hart Generating Station Replacement project involved building a new underground tunnel and generating station, and removal of three penstocks and the existing station to reduce the site’s environmental footprint. Environmental protection was a primary consideration of the project, with approximately 95% of the Campbell River flow passing through the John Hart Generating Station.

The original plans featured a traditional surface powerhouse, but this quickly evolved into an underground powerhouse as tall as a 10-storey building and as long as a football field. The tailrace and outlet structure was also built underground, allowing for restoration of the 1.8-km penstock corridor of the existing powerhouse, and a new water bypass facility will protect the downstream fish habitat. The project also protects the John Hart reservoir as the city of Campbell River’s source of potable water. The new facility will power over 80,000 homes on Vancouver Island. The John Hart project is recognized throughout the hydro industry, recently winning two awards: The Tunnel Association Canada project excellence and the Canadian Hydropower Association outstanding project of the year award. It will be a case study for technical and innovative solutions for years to come.

6. HYDROELECTRIC POWER

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Jimmie Creek Hydroelectric ProjectBritish Columbia, Canada

Jimmie Creek is an award-winning hydroelectric project, honoured for project excellence.

The Jimmie Creek Hydroelectric project consists of a run-of-river hydroelectric generation facility on the Jimmie Creek in Toba Valley, British Columbia.

The project involved the installation of a rubber dam across the creek to divert flow into an approximately 3km long buried penstock and surface power house with two 31 MW units.

Environmental sensitivity was high and great care was taken to locate the project components upstream of the natural fish barriers to mitigate any impact on local habitat. SNC-Lavalin was awarded the engineering, procurement and construction management contract for the Jimmie Creek Hydroelectric Project in May 2014. This followed the successful completion of the initial definition phase that commenced in 2012.

170 GWh of clean, renewable energy every year

Our experts were able to complete the project meeting budget, schedule and performance criteria, and even achieved 748,316 hours worked without any lost time injury. During the project SNC-Lavalin forged relationships with the Klahoose First Nation and other local communities in Powell River and Campbell River, creating employment and contracting opportunities for local communities. Commercial operations at Jimmie Creek commenced on 1 August 2016. The facility has the capacity to power approximately 14,500 homes.

The Jimmie Creek Hydroelectric Project won an Award of Excellence in the Natural Resources, Mining, Industry & Energy category at the Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards.

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7 E N E R G Y S T O R A G E A N D B AT T E R Y S T O R A G E

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New energy storage technology is revolutionizing the energy system. Our grid solutions team and energy storage experts have more than 40 years’ experience operating at the forefront of network planning.

We draw on this deep-seated knowledge to help clients maximize the value of their assets - from battery to liquid air to molten salt and pumped storage solutions. We partner with leading firms to introduce new technologies to sustainable utilities solutions. Every partnership is driven by the desire to improve the reliability and sustainability of our clients’ energy systems for decades to come.

An overview of what we do is outlined below:

> Energy storage technology: pumped storage, battery, liquid air, molten salt

> Integration into the grid

> Maximizing project benefits and results

We have executed a number of projects in the field of battery energy storage as well as other types of storage. Our expertise spans the entire project lifecycle, from front-end studies and optimization co-located Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and renewables, to preliminary and detailed engineering services, as well as construction supervision. In specific cases, when the BESS is part of one of our larger mandates (part of an industrial project for example), we may also consider partnering with a manufacturer for the full installation and commissioning.

Olivenhain-Hodges 40 MW Pumped Storage Project San Diego, USA

We operate and maintain a 40 MW pumped storage facility at Lake Hodges on a 24 hour/7day a week basis.

Our services include maintenance and asset services for mechanical and electrical systems, including the pump and hydroelectric facility, switchyard, and pipeline to Olivenhain.

4-10 MW Battery Energy Storage Systems, SarniaOntario, Canada

We provided technical analysis, feasibility study, environmental study, engineering studies for three 4-10 MW Battery Energy Storage Systems projects across Ontario. Among those, Convergent’s 10 MW behind-the-meter system won an Energy Storage North America 2018 Innovation Award.

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7. ENERGY STORAGE AND BATTERY STORAGE

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Gordon Butte Pumped Storage ProjectMontana, USA

We provided Front End Engineering Design, Construction Planning and Costing for the Gordon Butte Pumped Storage Project.

The project is a new closed loop pumped storage hydro facility constructed from existing watersheds to minimize the impact on local ecosystems. An underground powerhouse with four turbine-generators will provide an installed capacity of 400 MW, with estimated annual energy generation of 1,300 GW.

3 MW energy storage system, Amsterdam ArenAAmsterdam, Netherlands

We undertook the design, supply, testing and commissioning of bidirectional inverters alongside Eaton.

Eaton partnered with Amsterdam ArenA, Nissan and The Mobility House to provide a 3 MW energy storage system. This system will provide a sustainable energy solution to the arena whilst reducing CO2 emissions. It replaces diesel generation to provide back-up power during matches and concerts, peak shaving services and grid stabilization.

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8 N U C L E A R P O W E R

Darlington Nuclear Generating StationClarington, Ontario, Canada

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We are the stewards of CANDU® reactor technology and can support any stage of a project lifecycle, from R&D to financing, operations and maintenance decommissioning. We help them develop their reactor designs to a level where they are market-ready. Our CanAtom joint venture is currently leading the Darlington Retube & Feeder Replacement project for Ontario Power Generation: and Hinkley Point C – the UK’s largest current infrastructure project – is another project that we’re playing a key role in delivering.

Darlington Nuclear Generating StationOntario, Canada

The Darlington nuclear generating station is Canada’s second largest nuclear facility by total energy output. The four CANDU pressurized heavy water reactors (PHWR) are capable of producing up to 31 million MWh annually. This is equivalent to 20% of Ontario’s power supply or enough power for up to 2.5 million households.

In 2016 Ontario Power Generation (OPG), which owns the Darlington site, received approval to commence a CA$12.8 billion refurbishment project servicing all four CANDU reactors at the Darlington nuclear generating station. The project will take until 2026 to complete.

The Darlington nuclear generation station Retube and Feeder Replacement (RFR) project is important because this reliable low-carbon energy source accounts for more than 60% of Ontario’s energy, with Darlington accounting for approximately 20%.

To ensure nuclear reactors remain in good working condition throughout their expected life, a mid-life refurbishment is required. Planning for the RFR project took several years and started back in February 2010 when OPG announced plans to proceed with the detailed planning phase for the mid-life refurbishment of the Darlington station. By 2016 the plans were approved and fieldwork for Canada’s largest clean energy project had commenced. SNC-Lavalin is part of the joint venture working on the refurbishment, and as stewards of CANDU technology we bring specialized knowledge of the nuclear reactors and are responsible for a range of services and tooling, as well as training and procurement of critical resources.

The refurbishment will run until 2026 and is expected to create up to 11,800 jobs for more than 180 companies across Ontario. Once fully refurbished; the reactors will continue to produce approximately 20% of the province’s energy for at least another 30 years.

8. NUCLEAR POWER

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It will also fully comply with current nuclear safety regulations and policies that have come into place since Fukushima. Darlington RFR is Canada’s largest clean energy project; the sheer size of the project makes it complex and for this reason it was divided into two phases - the definition and execution phases.

Definition phase: A full-scale reactor mock-up was created to simulate key elements of the refurbishment, creating an employee training program, as well as providing a space to develop, source and test specialized tooling solutions. This helped to prepare a comprehensive estimate and full schedule for the project.

Execution phase: This involves retubing all four reactor cores on a sequential basis using the tools and methods developed and tested during the definition phase. Each of the four Darlington CANDU reactors will be taken out of service sequentially for approximately three years to allow for the replacement of fuel channels, feeder pipes, calandria tubes and end fittings.

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Bruce Nuclear Generating StationOntario, Canada

There are eight CANDU units at the Bruce Power site on the shores of Lake Huron in Tiverton, Ontario, making it one of the largest nuclear power facilities in the world. Unit 1 was laid up on 1997 and Unit 2 in 1995. In 2006, life extension projects started on these two units. Both units returned to the grid in 2012 to deliver safe and reliable power to the citizens of Ontario for the next 25 to 30 years.

Ontario’s Bruce Power nuclear generating station produces approximately 30% of Ontario’s energy needs through its CANDU® nuclear reactors. The refurbishment and restart of the station’s Units 1 & 2 contributed significantly to the reduction of smog days in Ontario from 48 in 2005 to zero in 2014.

Our nuclear experts were part of that accomplishment, through a joint venture that was retained by Bruce Power to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for the balance-of-plant portion of the refurbishment. The JV’s scope of work included items such as the refurbishment of the feedwater heaters, replacement of the main condensers, replacement and refurbishment of many major valves, refurbishment and commissioning of the moderator and primary heat transport systems’ D2O upgraders, replacement of the control distribution frame terminal blocks and overhaul of pumps and motors.

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We also made CANDU history during this refurbishment project by completing a first-of-its-kind steam generator replacement. This was achieved in a building not designed for replacements and marked the beginning of a program to extend the life of the CANDU reactor fleet. A total of 1.4 million person hours were worked during steam generator replacement with no lost time injuries. The Bruce Restart project was completed in 2012.

SNC-Lavalin and our JV partners were awarded the fuel channel and feeder replacement (FCFR) contract from Bruce Power. The scope of work under the contract encompasses all necessary planning and executing activities for the reactor refurbishment of Bruce units 3 to 8. Planning will commence immediately in preparation for the outage scheduled in 2020 when the actual work to replace the components will be performed, anticipating completion in the third quarter of 2022. The JV is also responsible for the management of the complex, robotic tooling required for the work, along with full training of the workforce. The refurbishment of all six CANDU reactors will take place over 16 years.

Hinkley Point CEngland, United Kingdom

Hinkley Point C (HPC) is the UK's largest infrastructure project and will play an important part in the UK's transition to a low-carbon energy future. HPC nuclear power station is a project to construct a 3,200 MWe nuclear power station with two EPR reactors in Somerset, England.

We're currently in a 10-year construction period of the new 3.2GW power plant that will power six million homes and provide 7% of the UK's electricity. At its peak, HPC will be the largest construction site in Europe.

The Hinkley Point C project will generate many social and economic benefits, including wide-ranging and potentially life-changing employment opportunities. A large and technically complex project like this requires the very best in nuclear, design and engineering expertise.

We have supported EDF NNB GenCo (a subsidiary created by EDF Energy to build and then operate HPC) with the development and played a role in securing the first nuclear site licence to be granted by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) for over 20 years.

We have supported the HPC project from the very early stages and have a Professional Services framework contract with NNB GenCo for the provision of a diverse range of engineering and technical services, including civil, mechanical, electrical, process and nuclear engineering and design; multidisciplinary design and environmental planning services.

Our teams created the detailed structural design of the technical galleries at the new nuclear power station in Somerset, as part of an ongoing program of work helping EDF deliver Hinkley Point C.

We are utilizing the latest in digital engineering techniques, to create the 3D reinforced concrete model in collaboration with the contractor, BYLOR, making the project safer and quicker to build.

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We are a global engineering, procurement and construction provider with years of experience in providing tailored solutions to the wind industry. This expertise includes providing all aspects of engineering and construction throughout the lifecycle of a wind project. Our portfolio also includes projects throughout the world making SNC-Lavalin a dominant provider in the global wind industry.

Our services include financing and funding models to ensure the success of projects. Our disciplined approach to investing in, managing and monetizing projects ensures we have a strong balance sheet to see projects to completion. Our team also has regional and local knowledge of tax credits and incentives, market structure for utility and corporate Power Purchase Agreements and incentives for Renewable Portfolio Standards. We are transforming offshore wind by delivering a standardized design to enable a production line approach to fabrication, to reduce the costs of offshore wind without compromising safety and reliability.

We have arranged over $11 billion in project financing in the past decade.

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Saint Brieuc Brittany, France

We are delivering the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) and Detailed Design of wind turbine jacket substructures for St-Brieuc Offshore Windfarm, located off the coast of Northern France.

The windfarm is being developed by Ailes Marines, a consortium of Iberdrola, Renewable Energy Systems (RES) and Caisse des dépôts. The scope of work includes the design of 62 jackets for the Siemens Gamesa 8 MW turbines, utilizing its extensive geotechnical expertise to mitigate challenging ground conditions.

Once operational in 2023, the windfarm will have a total installed capacity of 496 MW, capable of generating enough clean energy for 835,000 people.

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Triton KnollEngland, United Kingdom

We were the designers for the monopile foundations for Innogy's 860MW Triton Knoll offshore wind farm off the UK east coast.

We were part of a joint venture between Smulders and Sif, to design 90 monopiles for the MHI Vestas V164-9.5 MW turbines and two structures for the offshore substations. Onshore construction started shortly after, with offshore construction kicking off in 2020. First power from the project could be as early as the first quarter of 2021.

Dudgeon Offshore Windfarm England, United Kingdom

We undertook the full multi discipline design of 67 monopiles for the 402 MW Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm 32 km off the coast of Norfolk, UK.

Since its completion in late 2017, this 402 MW offshore wind farm has been producing enough green, clean energy to power more than 410,000 UK homes from its 67 6 MW wind turbine generators. The £1.4b project has been delivered by the joint venture company Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited, the wind farm is owned by Equinor, Masdar and China Resources (Holdings), and Equinor is its operator.

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South Kent Wind ProjectChatham-Kent, Canada

We undertook the role of Owner’s Engineer and construction management of a 270 MW wind farm consisting of 124 turbines located in the Chatham-Kent region of Ontario.

The wind farm is located between the towns of Tilbury and Ridgetown near the shores of Lake Erie in Ontario. It is spread across 68,000 acres of land made up of 165 private land parcels obtained through longterm lease agreements with the landowners.

The wind farm is expected to produce enough clean energy to power approximately 100,000 homes in Ontario annually and is estimated to offset 842,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year.

This is Canada’s biggest wind farm and is owned by a 50:50 joint venture of Pattern Energy and Samsung Renewable Energy and was financed through CA$700m debt from 15 banks.

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Hexicon Floating Wind ProjectScotland, United Kingdom

We worked with Swedish company Hexicon as engineering partner to design the world’s first multi-turbine offshore wind floating platform.

The patented technology enables the platform to align with the wind direction, giving its turbines free wind and maximizing energy yield. This enables efficient harvesting further offshore in deeper waters in areas with the best wind resources to provide affordable clean energy for global deployment. We were pushing the boundaries of design to support Hexicon in maximising energy yield. Our experience in innovative, transformational work both in the renewables and oil and gas sectors had enabled the project team to go one step further in making the exciting concept a reality. New developments in the design of the floating structure's mooring system increased the efficiency of the rotating system reducing CAPEX and maximising energy yield. Our extensive experience in floating wind has played a key role in developing the concept and originally winning the work. The integrated design capability that enables the head to toe design that we were undertaking for Hexicon demonstrates how our experience across a range of both floating and fixed offshore wind projects can add real value to clients.

Kincardine Floating Wind ProjectScotland, United Kingdom

We have been working with Kincardine Offshore Windfarm Limited (KOWL) as an active member of the development team. We have developed one of the world’s first arrays of floating wind turbines by 2020 which will establish a leading position for Scotland in the development and deployment of this novel technology.

The project is a pilot-scale demonstrator offshore wind farm utilizing a semi-spar floating foundation technology, which will demonstrate the technological and commercial feasibility of floating offshore wind. Floating foundations open the possibility for future offshore wind farms to be located further from shore in deeper waters, minimizing visual impacts whilst accessing hitherto untapped wind resources.

The wind farm will have the capacity to provide 218 GWh of electricity which is the equivalent to powering over 55,000 homes in Scotland and will see a reduction of over 94,000 tonnes of CO2 compared to fossil fuelled power sources.

We have taken the project from initial concept design to pre-consent determination. The journey has been significant and challenging and was made possible by our in-house expertise in marine environmental assessment and consenting.

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Marine energy or marine power (also sometimes referred to as ocean energy, ocean power, or marine and hydrokinetic energy) refers to the energy carried by ocean waves, tides, salinity, and ocean temperature differences. The movement of water in the world’s oceans creates a vast store of kinetic energy, or energy in motion.

Much of the groundwork on the theoretical side of marine power was conducted back in the 1970s. Two visionary people were especially important in making progress in relation to Marine Power: Professor Stephen Salter at Edinburgh University and Peter Fraenkel, founder of Marine Current Turbines.

Salter designed a revolutionary wave power device in 1974, while Fraenkel began exploring ways to convert water currents into electricity at around the same time.

The potential for wave and tidal stream to make a material contribution to the global energy mix is well recognized. As the industry moves from full-scale prototype stage to first arrays, the key challenge facing the marine energy industry is lowering the cost of energy generation.

Marine Energy Accelerator England, United Kingdom

The Carbon Trust has been a key champion of marine power innovation in the UK. The Marine Energy Accelerator (MEA) has supported technology innovation relating to Marine Power, and has set out clear pathways for future cost of energy reduction and concluded that with enough focus on innovation the costs of energy from marine generators can be competitive with other renewable technologies by the mid 2020s.

We worked closely with the Carbon Trust as part of the Marine Energy Challenge, a program designed to improve understanding of marine power technologies. Under the scheme, eight wave power technology developers worked with leading offshore engineering and power generation consultants, to put their innovations to the test. This program also provided the start-up firms taking part with valuable access to engineering expertise, essential in the successful deployment of reliable power generation installations.

The MEA was a £3.5 million program to understand and accelerate the cost reduction of energy extracted from wave and tidal stream resources. The Accelerator has worked with industry leaders and technology innovators to progress key component technologies, develop offshore innovations and investigate the next generation of devices. The result is a deep understanding of device cost centres and a clearly defined pathway to achieve the cost of energy reduction needed to make these technologies competitive with other forms of renewable generation.

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Tidal Lagoon Swansea Wales, United Kingdom

We provided specialist design and engineering support to help Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Plc create the world's first power-generating tidal lagoon in Wales, UK.

The project will see low-carbon electricity generated by closing off a tidal sea area and incorporating hydro turbines through which the sea moves to generate power. With a 320 MW installed capacity and 14 hours of reliable generation every day, Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon will capture enough renewable energy to power over 155,000 homes for 120 years.

It is also hoped that a blueprint will be established for the rapid roll-out of a new form of homegrown and built, low-carbon energy infrastructure in the UK. As the client’s chief engineer, we produced outline designs for the breakwater, turbine house and ancillary works and supported the tender process by helping develop documents and reviewing responses and detailed designs.

The tidal lagoon project in Swansea Bay is based on capturing the potential energy of one of the largest tidal ranges in the world.

By building a breakwater wall with built-in hydro turbines, enclosing 11.5 km² of tidal area off the Port of Swansea in South Wales, the project could generate 240 MW of tidal power, averaging 14 hours of generation every day.

The project would provide clean, renewable, reliable and predictable power for over 155,000 homes (enough to power 70% of Swansea Bay’s annual domestic electricity use) for 120 years.

And it would do so while creating a new site for everything from international sailing events to ecological innovations such as mariculture farms.

The proposed design is based on an idea that’s already been tried and tested, albeit in a different form: the Rance Tidal Power Station on the estuary of the Rance River in Brittany, France opened in 1966. It was the first tidal power facility and has been in operation ever since.

The proposed scheme comprises the construction of a bund and turbine housing to enable the collection of tidal energy and the generation of up to 320 MW.Services provided by our teams include:

> Desk Study, including review of the geophysical survey data and the development of a preliminary geological model to better understand the geological variability and ground risks across the site, allowing development of the ground investigation basis of design (BoD) document.

> Design and preparation of comprehensive technical specification for the offshore geological and geophysical ground investigation for use in the tender documentation, followed by technical review of tenders submitted.

> Provision of Geotechnical Client Representatives during several offshore campaigns to ensure that operations were undertaken in accordance with the technical specification, contract documentation and with due regard for health, safety and the environment.

> Review of the contractors factual and operations reports, scheduling of laboratory testing and preparation of a detailed geotechnical interpretive report.

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Geothermal energy is thermal energy generated and stored in the Earth. Thermal energy is the energy that determines the temperature of matter. The geothermal energy of the Earth's crust originates from the original formation of the planet and from radioactive decay of materials.

140 MW Geothermal Generation projectBarrier, Lake Turkana, Kenya

We are providing support to Olsuswa Energy who are developing a 140 MW geothermal plant at Barrier on the shores of Lake Turkana, Kenya.

The proposed generation needs to be connected to the Kenyan Transmission Network (KETRACO). Our team was commissioned by Olsuswa Energy to undertake a desktop feasibility study to identify the works required to accommodate the BVC geothermal power plant into the KETRACO Transmission Network. Olsuswa Energy are in the early development stages of the project needing to gain an understanding of the costs and environmental issues associated with building the power plant. Our solution revolved around providing local stakeholder engagement from our team in offices in Nairobi supported by our power engineering teams in the UK. This allowed us demonstrate our international capability in delivering projects via a digital platform. By working collaboratively,our teams completed a feasibility study based on the information obtained by the Nairobi office from their localstakeholders.

This local engagement was a key factor to the success in delivery of the study. The recommendations from the report identified a solution that could be adopted by our stakeholders including our client, KETRACO and Kenya Power. During the development of the study we engaged with our stakeholders to ensure we were positively supported at an early stage. This engagement included individual meetings with all stakeholders during and following the issue of the draft report and a final project workshop with all stakeholders to confirm our recommended solution. The conclusions from the report has allowed Olsuswa Energy to move forward to the next stages of the project by having confidence in the ability to connect to the transmission network and the identification of the activities associated with the next stages of the project.

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Te Mihi Geothermal Power StationTaupo, New Zealand

We joint-designed and constructed the Te Mihi geothermal power station in Taupo, New Zealand.

The power station uses geothermal energy from the Wairakei geothermal field, which lies in the Taupo Volcanic Zone. The project is owned and operated by Contact Energy. The Te Mihi geothermal power station provides New Zealander's energy needs in a safe, reliable and efficient manner. Te Mihi uses heat from deep inside the earth to generate electricity. Te Mihi power station has a 166 MW of generating capacity, enough to power over 160,000 homes in New Zealand. The McConnell Dowell, SNC-Lavalin, and Parsons Brinckerhoff JV was awarded the EPC contract for the 166 MW Te Mihi Geothermal Power Station.

Te Mihi is one of two new geothermal power stations planned for the Taupo region, designed to replace the world's second largest power station - the 50-year-old Wairakei Power Station. Two units of 83 MW were supplied to the consortium by Toshiba International Corporation.

The Joint Venture secured a strong JV team with indisputable international expertise in applying the EPC model to construct power plants and meet Contact Energy's specific requirements.

The project team delivered the works on an isolated 18 hectare greenfield site in difficult geotechnical (geothermal) conditions, under strict environmental and health and safety regulations. The first turbine table was poured in April 2012, a culmination of four months intensive design, planning, temporary works and construction. The table supports the steam turbines and generator for Unit 1. The condenser unit for Turbine Hall 1 arrived at the Port of Tauranga and took more than 36 hours to unload from the ship due to its large size. A 1.5 hectare materials and equipment laydown were constructed on-site to receive, store and distribute procured items during the construction period.

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De Aar 3 Solar PV FarmNorthern Cape Province, South Africa

The De Aar 3 Solar PV in Northern Cape Province, South Africa supplies surrounding areas with renewable electrical energy and is enough to power 19,000 households. Our teams provided detailed civil and electrical design, supply and construction of a 90 MW photovoltaic power plant.

South Africa's biggest solar plant lies just outside of the Northern Cape town of De Aar. Known as De Aar 3, the solar power plant uses 167,580 amorphous silicon thin-film solar photovoltaics that stand in long rows on the desert farm.

It is the largest solar farm in the country and generates 332,000 MWh.

The Northern Cape is one of the hottest parts of the country, with some of the highest irradiation levels in the world.

PV panels generate energy when any light falls on them. Even clouds cause indirect light, providing enough light for the panels to generate power. The amount of power generated is proportional to the amount of light that falls on the panels.

The solar farm began as a decision by farmer and entrepreneur, Pascal Phelan, to convert his game farm, near Kimberley, into a solar farm.

The plant went up as part of South Africa’s REIPPPP (Renewable Energy IPP Procurement Programme) with foreign investment. Around 2,000 jobs were created during the construction phase, whilst 100 local employees now maintain the plant. Over R34 million will go towards economic development of the community, such as free Wi-Fi for the town, and a large community training centre.

The REIPPPP has been a hugely successful venture on the part of government in driving the South Africa’s investment in renewable energy.

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Energy companies are responding by looking at where and how they do business and confronting a rethink of business models in a decarbonizing world. We have a range of tools to support our clients when it comes to transitioning to low and zero-carbon fuels and engaging with decarbonization strategies in ways which allow our clients to transition their business models in the decarbonizing economy.

Globally, energy demand is growing rapidly, we are supporting our clients to transition to more natural gas and LNG projects whilst investing in infrastructure that enables electrification to meet end user demand and support lower GHG upstream operations. We are also supporting our clients to invest in renewable energy technologies and low and zero-carbon fuels to decarbonize their production and leverage their expertise with supply chains and market development to support low-carbon energy deployment in the energy transition on-the-whole.

Over the past five years, many of our clients in the Energy Industry have been transitioning across in becoming energy providers, moving to more natural gas installations and investing in low and zero-carbon energy technologies. The natural gas industry has grown considerably in the last decade, bringing both new challenges and the technological advancements necessary to overcome them. However, the right solutions require more than just specialized equipment — they call for expert process engineering knowledge and proven, regionally-specific experience. That’s where we come in. Our wide-ranging capabilities and strong track record mean we’re uniquely positioned to work together to solve the toughest problems faced by our clients today and in the future.

Our experience encompasses everything from rapidly deployed equipment supply to modularized plants for small to large-scale facilities – and we deliver success wherever in the world our clients need us to.

When it comes to developing LNG and FLNG projects, our clients often find themselves operating in some of the world’s most demanding, remote locations. Across Asia Pacific, Middle East and the Americas, in environments ranging from -40°C to 40°C degrees, we play a key role in executing some of the industry’s most successful projects.

Creative thinking and comprehensive engineering capabilities across a wide range of specialities enable us to deliver the best possible solutions to our clients. The partnerships we form are long-lasting, and we apply our expertise throughout the entirety of the delivery stage and all the way into operations.

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Hydrogen has great potential in relation to the transition to the low-carbon economy, it is relevant across all sectors in providing energy balancing and decarbonization possibilities, notwithstanding fundamental challenges that need to be resolved across manufacture, storage, distribution, conversion costs, efficiencies and usage.

Utilizing Salt Caverns Suitable for Storing Hydrogen and GasEngland, United Kingdom

We were appointed by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) to deliver a new project which will examine in further detail the potential for storing hydrogen and hydrogen gas mixtures underground in salt caverns which can then be used in gas turbines when demand for electricity is high. Our ETI appointment follows on from a report, highlighting the potential role hydrogen storage could play in a clean, responsive power system.

The report focussed on hydrogen generation from fossil fuels, biomass or waste gasification or steam reforming of methane, all with carbon capture and storage. The use of a store and responsive gas turbine greatly improves the flexibility of power output to the grid, whilst allowing the hydrogen generator and CCS plant to operate at peak efficiency.

The report showed how a single H2 cavern could cater for the peak energy demands and fluctuations of a whole city.

There are over 30 large salt caverns in use in the UK today storing natural gas for the power and heating market. Many of these could potentially be re-used for hydrogen storage or new caverns constructed in the extensive salt fields which are deep underground in many parts of the UK.

The new ETI project will identify and examine representative salt caverns in Cheshire, Teesside and East Yorkshire that could store hydrogen to be used in power generation. Our team will work closely with the UK’s leading cavern storage operators, including Storengy, SSE Gas Storage and SABIC, who will provide critical data and technical expertise to assist in the development of hydrogen storage models for each region.

ETI CCS Strategy Manager Den Gammer said:

"We believe that storing and using hydrogen could be a low cost way of providing clean power for peak and load following demand. A single cavern could potentially provide enough storage capacity to satisfy the peak demands of a UK city. This project will provide more detail on the suitability of individual caverns and the costs associated with using them, increasing the evidence base needed if they are to be developed further."

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Low-Carbon Hydrogen Plant, Ellesmere Port

England, United Kingdom

The UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has awarded £13m to fund two world-first hydrogen projects led by the HyNet consortium in the North West. The first is the UK’s leading low-carbon hydrogen project, involving Johnson Matthey as technology provider, SNC-Lavalin as project delivery specialists and Essar Oil UK as owner and operator. The second project, to conduct live trials of hydrogen fuelling, includes regional businesses Unilever, Essar Oil UK and Pilkington. Both HyNet projects are led by developer Progressive Energy.

The project to develop the UK’s first Low-Carbon Hydrogen Plant at Essar Oil UK’s Stanlow refinery in Ellesmere Port, has been awarded £7.5m. The plant will produce 3 TWh of low-carbon hydrogen – double the UK’s total current production of biomethane – which will be provided to industrial and eventually domestic customers in the region. The facility will deliver low cost, low-carbon hydrogen at scale and high efficiency, and with a very high carbon capture rate – over 95% of the carbon used in the process will be captured and stored, thanks to the pioneering carbon capture technology.

When operational, the facility will capture 600,000 tonnes of CO2 per annum - the equivalent of taking over 250,000 cars off the road.

Hydrogen will be distributed by way of a new pipeline network under development by Cadent, which will also provide the pathway for renewable hydrogen once costs come down in the future. The funding will also deliver the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) of the plant, providing a reference design for the facility to be replicated across the UK and internationally.

HyNet has also received £5.2m to fund live trials of hydrogen fuelling at Unilever’s Port Sunlight manufacturing site, which produces many of the UK’s home care and personal care products, and at Pilkington’s Greengate Works glass-making plant in St Helens.

In St Helens, the use of hydrogen in the glass-making process will be a global first, while the demonstration at Unilever’s Port Sunlight will be the first meaningful use of hydrogen in a commercial scale boiler. The project also includes a FEED study for a new 100% hydrogen-fired combined heat and power (CHP) plant, using gas turbines, at Essar’s Stanlow refinery. Evidence from the demonstrations will pave the way for conversion to low-carbon hydrogen across a range of global industries.

The projects will aim to demonstrate that hydrogen can be used as a substitute fuel for natural gas in manufacturing processes, helping the companies’ transition to a low-carbon future and leading the way for others to follow.

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Shell Pearl Gas to Liquids (GTL)Ras Laffan Industrial City, Quatar

Pearl Gas to Liquids (GTL) Project in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar is the largest GTL project in the world and jointly developed by Qatar Petroleum (QP) and Shell. It is the world’s largest source of GTL products, producing 140,000 barrels each day, and 120,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day of natural gas liquids and ethane.

We successfully completed a number of multi-million dollar contracts on Pearl GTL. These contracts have encompassed all three of our lines of business: Specialist Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC); Construction; and Technical Support Services.

We won our first major contract on the project in 2006. Our EPC business was awarded the EPC scope for the modular waste water treatment plant for the 35,000-personnel construction camp. This was followed by the diesel power generation scope and temporary telecommunications for the plant’s turnkey temporary facilities. Our share of the first phase of the project (common facilities and train 1) totalled in excess of US$320 million. The project entailed the development of upstream gas production facilities and an onshore GTL. The project also included the development of a block within Qatar’s vast North Field gas reserves which will produce 1.6 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas.

During 2009 and 2010, our focus turned to delivering the construction of utilities packages. Our construction business was awarded the electrical and instrumentation scope for the utility and flare areas, materials management and commissioning support. This enabled the commencement of critically important process utilities commissioning: a precursor to plant-wide systems completion.

Our Technical Support Services business became involved in the final stages of commissioning of the mega project. In early 2011, we were awarded a Framework Agreement to provide services in executing Plant Change Requests by Qatar Shell GTL Limited. Under the Framework Agreement, we provide engineering design, construction supervision and procurement services for plant changes and projects at Pearl GTL plant, as well as to its offshore platforms, harbour tank farms, offloading jetties and connecting infrastructure.

Having been involved in this world-scale project from initial site works through to commissioning activities, we're delighted to continue working with Shell in the operational and maintenance phase of the project with brownfield engineering services over the coming years. In mid-2011, the Pearl GTL plant sold its first commercial shipment of GTL Gasoil, marking the start of production. The plant reached full production capacity towards the end of 2012, doing so safely and reliably.

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Gorgon LNG ProjectBarrow Island, Australia

SNC-Lavalin has been working on projects in Australia for more than 40 years. We have supplied tailored solutions for most of the major oil and gas developments and built a formidable reputation for being able to deliver in challenging and remote environments. In 2009, Kentz, which was since acquired by SNC-Lavalin, was awarded the first of three major contracts to provide engineering and construction services on the Gorgon LNG Project, a greenfield development in a Class A nature reserve and cyclone corridor, off the coast of Western Australia. The Greater Gorgon gas fields, one of Australia's largest-known gas resources, contain about 40 trillion cubic feet of gas.

The Gorgon Project is operated by an Australian subsidiary of Chevron, Chevron Australia Pty Ltd., and is a joint venture of the Australian subsidiaries of Chevron (approximately 47%), ExxonMobil (25%) and Shell (25%), Osaka Gas (1.25%), Tokyo Gas (1%) and Chubu Electric Power (0.417%) Chevron Australia, the principal operator, awarded the Kentz, Decmil, Thiess Joint Venture (TDKJV) a contract to design and build the construction village for some 4,000 workers on Barrow Island to support the future development of the LNG facility. SNC-Lavalin, through its Kentz entity, was responsible for providing engineering and design capabilities, as well as supplying all offshore procurement, while their partners provided the project management, local procurement and construction services.

We were also awarded the Telecommunication and Electronic (T&E) systems Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract in 2009. As part of the project scope, our Telecommunication & Electronic team completed the erection of the 120 m Communication Main Mast (CMM). The CMM supports the permanent operations communications link from Barrow Island back to the mainland and is critical to the operation of the Gorgon LNG plant.

It is now Australia’s heaviest 120 m guyed mast, located in the area of the highest ever recorded wind speed on earth of 408 km/h (113 m/s).

The remoteness of the project site called for the use of state-of-the-art telecommunications technology, including converged IP networks for multiple data streams, satellite data communications, navigational aids, including radar and vessel tracking, meteorological and oceanographic systems, site wide WAN/LAN with network management, central fire and security monitoring, and data transmission on both fiber optic and microwave.

Today our team continues to provide operations and maintenance support for both onshore and offshore telecommunications and electronic systems. The final scope of work, completed in 2016, was for the mechanical, electrical and instrumentation construction package with our joint venture partner, CB&I. The contract scope included the structural, mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation and commissioning support for the construction of three LNG trains, with a total capacity 15 million tonnes per annum, including associated utilities and a domestic gas processing and compression plant.

Client focus is at the centre of everything we do. The structure of our team, our service offering and our universal processes and procedures are focused on delivering projects for clients in the safest and most efficient manner. We are committed to providing a quality and innovative service to all our clients. It was as a result of this commitment and our agile approach that we were able to build a trusted relationship with our client and deliver new scopes of work on the Gorgon Project as new development phases commenced.

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For questions around sustainability or how we can help your business, please contact:

SARAH-JANE STEWART Global Head of Sustainability [email protected]

SANDY TAYLORPresident, Nuclear Sector [email protected]

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